raccourcir

\ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\

/\ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“raccourcir” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #27,928 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#27,928
frequency rank, French
10
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rendre plus court.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

raccourcir vs raccourcis
90% similar
raccourcir vs raccourci
90% similar
raccourcir vs raccourcie
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for raccourcir
PropertyValue
Headwordraccourcir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,928
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “raccourcir” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). raccourcir lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for raccourcir is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #27,928 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for raccourcir, with forms such as "arccourcir", "raccorucir", and "raccoucrir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "raccourcis", "raccourci", "raccourcie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is raccourcir, spelled R-A-C-C-O-U-R-C-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre plus court.
  2. 2
    Décapiter.
  3. 3
    Enlever les chiens pour les rapprocher d’un cerf qui a de l’avance, en parlant du cerf.
  4. 4
    Rehausser, relever, en parlant des étriers ou des étrivières.
  5. 5
    Tenir au plus près du mors, en parlant des rênes, de la bride.
  6. 6
    Ralentir son allure en le retenant dans la main, en le rassemblant sous soi, en parlant du cheval.
  7. 7
    Devenir plus court.
  8. 8
    Devenir plus court.

Synonyms

accourcir

This word in other languages

abbreviate(English)abreviar(Español)abkürzen(Deutsch)atalhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arccourcir,raccorucir,raccoucrir,raccourccir,raccourcirr,raccourcri,raccouricr,raccourrcir,raccuorcir,racocurcir,racourcir,rcacourcir,rraccourcir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raccourcir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arccourcir2raccorucir2raccoucrir2raccourccir1raccourcirr1raccourcri2raccouricr2raccourrcir1
Edit distance from "raccourcir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raccourcir"?
"raccourcir" is spelled R-A-C-C-O-U-R-C-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\.
What does "raccourcir" mean?
As a verb, "raccourcir" means: Rendre plus court.
What words are commonly confused with "raccourcir"?
"raccourcir" is commonly confused with "raccourcis", "raccourci", "raccourcie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raccourcir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raccourcir" is \ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raccourcir" come from?
"raccourcir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “raccourcir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-C-C-O-U-R-C-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.kuʁ.siʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “raccourcis” - see the side-by-side comparison. raccourcir vs raccourcis
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list